Videographer Scott Wemhoff said he happened upon the alligator while he was in Houston filming a video about paintball:

"I've never seen a gator before in the wild … I wanted to see if I could get some cool video of such a large animal. I paid close attention the the gator's every move so I could escape in time," he told me. "Once I saw it perch up for an attack…I quickly backed off and ended up with some cool footage!"

From the looks of it, Wemhoff came a foot or two away from learning an expensive lesson about how high alligators can jump. I'm not sure of the nutritional value of a hunk of plastic and electronic components, but it probably doesn't have a whole lot of vitamins.